DE69329551D1 - STEERED, SELF-DRIVEN DRILLING DEVICE - Google Patents

STEERED, SELF-DRIVEN DRILLING DEVICE

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DE69329551D1
DE69329551D1 DE69329551T DE69329551T DE69329551D1 DE 69329551 D1 DE69329551 D1 DE 69329551D1 DE 69329551 T DE69329551 T DE 69329551T DE 69329551 T DE69329551 T DE 69329551T DE 69329551 D1 DE69329551 D1 DE 69329551D1
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steered
self
drilling device
driven drilling
driven
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T Fisk
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Vencore Services and Solutions Inc
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Foster Miller Inc
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B4/00—Drives for drilling, used in the borehole
    • E21B4/06—Down-hole impacting means, e.g. hammers
    • E21B4/14—Fluid operated hammers
    • E21B4/145—Fluid operated hammers of the self propelled-type, e.g. with a reverse mode to retract the device from the hole
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/04—Directional drilling
    • E21B7/06—Deflecting the direction of boreholes
    • E21B7/068—Deflecting the direction of boreholes drilled by a down-hole drilling motor
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B7/00—Special methods or apparatus for drilling
    • E21B7/26—Drilling without earth removal, e.g. with self-propelled burrowing devices
    • E21B7/267—Drilling devices with senders, e.g. radio-transmitters for position of drilling tool

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Earth Drilling (AREA)
  • Drilling And Boring (AREA)
DE69329551T 1992-09-01 1993-08-30 STEERED, SELF-DRIVEN DRILLING DEVICE Expired - Fee Related DE69329551T2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US07/938,819 US5322391A (en) 1992-09-01 1992-09-01 Guided mole
PCT/US1993/008180 WO1994005941A1 (en) 1992-09-01 1993-08-30 Guided mole

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DE69329551D1 true DE69329551D1 (en) 2000-11-16
DE69329551T2 DE69329551T2 (en) 2001-03-08

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US (1) US5322391A (en)
EP (2) EP0955443A1 (en)
JP (1) JPH08501844A (en)
CA (1) CA2142123A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69329551T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2152954T3 (en)
WO (1) WO1994005941A1 (en)

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EP0657006A1 (en) 1995-06-14
ES2152954T3 (en) 2001-02-16
WO1994005941A1 (en) 1994-03-17
EP0657006A4 (en) 1997-12-17
EP0657006B1 (en) 2000-10-11
JPH08501844A (en) 1996-02-27
US5322391A (en) 1994-06-21
DE69329551T2 (en) 2001-03-08
CA2142123A1 (en) 1994-03-17
EP0955443A1 (en) 1999-11-10

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